Syafa Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Syafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Syafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1701:777,93659,310
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Syafa (465) may also be a first name.

Syafa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Syafa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Syafa (Arabic: سيافا) is found most in Indonesia. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Syafa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Syafa is the 1,300,225th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Syafa reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 99 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Syafa is also the 395,119th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 465 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 777,936. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: East Java, where 49 percent are found, South Kalimantan, where 16 percent are found and South Sulawesi, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia Syafa exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 1 percent are found and Algeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Syafaz9153/
Syafai9138/
Syafat9124/
Syafah9116/
Syafaa9113/
Syafas9111/
Syaffa911/
Syafaat832,708/
Syafaah831,418/
Syaifah8325/
Syafaad8323/
Syafaiz834/
Saiyafa832/
Syafais831/
Syafazz831/
Siafa803,442/
Syafi802,166/
Syafe80469/
Syofa8026/
Seafa8015/
Syafy801/
Syafa'at7720/
Syahfaat777/
Sayyafat775/
Syafaaah772/
Syafii7335,854/
Syafei738,608/
Siaffa731,886/
Syafie73874/
Siafah73193/
Siafas73102/
Syafey7363/
Syafer7361/
Syafiz7315/
Syaafi7314/
Seafay7312/
Syafet7310/
Sciafa739/
Syafip737/
Siafea736/
Syafih736/
Seafah735/
Syafid735/
Syofah734/
Syafee734/
Sihafa733/
Syafit733/
Siafai733/
Siafat732/
Syahfi732/
Shiafa732/
Syafez731/
Seaffa731/
Syafiy731/
Syafis731/
Syafio731/
Syaffi731/
Seahfa731/
Siahfa731/
Siavfa731/
Sihafah67122/
Syaffei6786/
Syahfez6785/
Shehafa6761/
Siaffah6751/
Syahafi6745/
Syahfii6738/
Sheaffa6726/
Sayyafi6725/
Syahfei6722/
Syaafii6721/
Syafieh6717/
Syaffii6716/
Syafeih6712/
Syaphay6712/
Shyafii6711/
Syafe'i677/
Hsyafii675/
Syahfie673/
Syafi'e672/
Saiyafi672/
Syafeez672/
Syaffie672/
Shiaffa671/
Seafeah671/
Sieaffa671/
Sihaffa671/
Seiyofa671/
Syahfio671/
Syafhee671/
Syahfit671/

Syafa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Syafa in the Arabic language
سيافاsyafa-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Syafa
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